Hammons Products Black Walnut Field Day

Hammons Products Black Walnut Field Day
BLACK WALNUT AS AN ORCHARD CROP
Hammons Products Company Headquarters, 414 North St. Stockton, MO 65785
Friday, September 16th, from 8:00 AM– 4:30 PM
Hosted by Hammons Products Company and the
University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, the event will focus on
establishment, management and economic considerations for black walnut as
an orchard crop and agroforestry practices that integrate black walnuts
in Missouri and the Midwestern United States.
The event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is requested.
To register, please contact Caroline Todd at the Center for Agroforestry:
Tel: 573 884 2874 or email: [email protected]
Hammons Products Black Walnut Field Day
Field Day Schedule
8:00– 9:00 AM
Registration and Tour of Plant Facility
9:00– 9:20 AM
Commercial Aspects of Black Walnut Nuts - Brian Hammons, President,
CEO, Hammons Products
9:20– 9:50 AM
Site Selection, Establishing and Managing Black Walnut – Dr. Hank Stelzer,
Extension Forester, Department of Forestry, Univer sity of Missouri
9:50– 10:10 AM
Financial Support for Planting and Managing Black Walnut - Dr. Nate
Goodrich, NRCS State Forester
10:10– 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30– 10:55 AM
A Case Study of Black Walnut Nut Production Using Known Cultivars –
Andy Thomas, Assistant Research Professor, University of Missouri
Southwest Research Center
10:55– 11:30 AM
Genetic Enhancement of Black Walnut for Nut Crop Production - Dr. Mark
Coggeshall, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Agroforestry
11:30– 12:00 PM
Black Walnut as a Health Food – Dr. Chung-Ho Lin, Research Assistant
Professor, Center for Agroforestry
12:00– 12:45 PM
LUNCH
12:45– 4:00 PM
Field Trip to New Grafted Black Walnut Orchard and Sho-Neff Plantation
where Orchard Management and Agroforestry will be discussed – Dr. Gene
Garrett, Former Director, Center for Agroforestry
4:30 PM
ADJOURN